Kim Hyang Gi is an award-winning South Korean actress. Born on August 9, 2000, she began her career as a child actress in the 2006 film “Heart Is…” She has since starred in many popular films, including “A Werewolf Boy” (2012), which became the biggest hit melodrama in Korean cinematic history, “Thread of Lies” (2014) and “Proof of Innocence” (2016). For her 2010 film “Wedding Dress,” Kim Hyang Gi also sang the soundtrack “So Ra’s Song.” Kim Hyang Gi also has starred in many popular television dramas, including “Bad Love” (2007), “Night After Night” (2008), “Hero” (2009) and “The Queen’s Classroom” (2013).

Kim Hyang Gi

Once a royal physician, Yoo Se Poong (Kim Min Jae) was ousted from the palace after his involvement in a conspiracy surrounding the royal family. With nowhere else to go, Se Poong eventually found himself in the strange yet beautiful village of Gyesu. It was there he met Seo Eun Woo (Kim Hyang Gi) and Gye Ji Han (Kim Sang Kyung) and his life was changed forever.

With the help of his new friends, Se Poong began to grow as both a physician and a human. Learning how to not only treat the body but also the heart and minds of his patients, Se Poong successfully fulfilled his mission to become a true doctor. Or so he thought. With new patients and new challenges before him, Se Poong must once again set out on a quest to better both himself and the lives of those around him.

Using his unorthodox methods to treat his patients, both mentally and physically, will Se Poong’s new adventures lead him to an even deeper understanding of both the heart and the mind?

Picking up where season one left off, “Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist 2” is a 2023 South Korean historical drama directed by Park Won Guk.

Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist 2

Poong, poong... I'm still here

During the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), Yoo Se Poong (Kim Min Jae) is a talented young physician who practices at the royal palace. But when he is implicated in a conspiracy that threatens the lives of the members of the royal family, he is driven from court. He eventually finds himself in a remote village community – a huge fall from grace for a man who had once occupied such a prestigious role.

When he intervenes to help heal a local, he finds his stay in the village becomes prolonged – more so than he would have liked. And as he does so, he attracts the attention of Gye Ji Han (Kim Sang Kyung), the middle-aged local doctor. Gye Ji Ha thinks that Yoo Se Poong could become an impeccable doctor if he could only develop a little more compassion and humanity – and decides to try to take the younger man under his wing. Yoo Se Poong also meets Seo Eun Woo (Kim Hyang Gi), a young widow. Despite the fact that she comes from a noble family, social convention dictates that Seo Eun Woo must remain faithful to her deceased husband for the rest of her life – much to her displeasure! What will become of this trio as they begin to spend more time in one another’s company?

“Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist” is a 2022 South Korean drama series that was directed by Park Won Gook.

Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist

"Poong, poong… who’s there?" 

The year is 1592 and Korea is facing a sea invasion at the hands of the fearsome Japanese navy, who have already made landfall on the Korean peninsula and driven the defending army out of its capital. The Japanese General Wakisaka (Byun Yo Han) is seeking a final, decisive battle that will allow his forces to take total control over the peninsula. The only man who can hope to repel the invaders is the wounded Korean Admiral Yi Sun Shin (Park Hae Il). Wakisaka wants to wipe out Yi’s port and eliminate his foe’s greatest warrior. The stage is set for a battle near the Island of Hansan that will determine the fate of both nations...

But preparations for the fight are not going to plan on either side. Wakisaka has developed a rivalry with the Japanese Admiral Kato (Kim Sung Kyun), while Yi’s forces have begun squabbling among themselves while he tries to develop a plan that will keep the Japanese at bay. With time running out, can Korea’s greatest sea commander pull off an against-the-odds victory against the invading foes?

“Hansan: Rising Dragon” is a 2022 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Han Min.

Hansan: Rising Dragon

JTBC

At eighteen, Choi Jun Woo (Ong Seong Wu) has solidified his position as a perpetual loner. Unable to adequately express his emotions, he often comes across as unsympathetic or aloof, when in reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Underneath his lonely exterior lies a cute, goofy young man who just needs the right people around to bring this side out more often.

When Jun Woo transfers schools, he meets Yoo Soo Bin (Kim Hyang Gi), a top student who has spent her entire life being controlled by her overbearing mother. Suffocated under her mother’s care, Soo Bin spends most of her life dreaming of the day she becomes an independent woman. 

Meanwhile, Ma Hwi Young (Shin Seung Ho), seems like the perfect gentleman. Strong and confident on the outside, Hwi Young seems like he has it all, but on the inside, he’s just a timid eighteen-year-old boy trying to find his place in the world.

Each student has their own set of struggles but when they come together, they find their lives slowly begin to change.

“Moment of Eighteen” is a 2019 Viki drama directed by Sim Na Yeon.

Moment of Eighteen

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Su Hong (Kim Dong Wook) was a budding legal student who was killed while on duty while doing his military service. He then returned as a vengeful spirit to punish those who wronged him and his family. But he has now been taken into the afterlife, where he must pass a series of trials – assisted by the otherworldly guardians Hae Won Maek (Joo Ji Hoon), Lee Deok Choon (Kim Hyang Gi), and Gang Rim (Ha Jung Woo) – if he is to gain reincarnation. The guardians, too, have much to gain from this: If Su Hong is reincarnated, they too will be allowed to return to the mortal sphere.

The king of the underworld (Lee Jung Jae) says he will allow Su Hong to be reincarnated, but one condition: The guardians must take the life of an old man who has been alive for too long. This old man has guardians of his own, a household deity as well as a mortal hero – his grandson Sung Ju (Ma Dong Seok). The trio’s quest becomes ever more difficult as their quest inadvertently sucks them back into their past lives…

“Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days” is a 2018 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Yong Hwa.

Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days

✨Reincarnate if you can✨

Kim Ja Hong (Cha Tae Hyun) is a fearless firefighter who dies at the scene of an emergency. At the moment of his death, he finds himself traveling outside his body, witnessing his coworkers trying to resuscitate him as his life ebbs away. He realizes he is now in the afterlife, and he is greeted by three godly guardians, namely Hae Won Maek (Joo Ji Hoon), Lee Deok Choon (Kim Hyang Gi), and Gang Rim (Ha Jung Woo). The trio believes him to be a rare paragon of virtue, a man who has lived a truly virtuous life. If they are proved correct, they will succeed in having him reincarnated, and will also stand a chance of returning to the mortal realm themselves.

But in order to complete the mission, Kim Ja Hong must prove his worth in seven otherworldly courts in the space of 49 days. The courts have unique access to all the apparent misdeeds he has committed over his lifetime. In each courtroom, he must prove he was not at fault, with the guardians acting as defense lawyers. Can Kim Ja Hong pass the trials of the underworld – and does he really want the ultimate prize of reincarnation?

“Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” is a 2017 South Korean movie that was directed by Kim Yong Hwa.

Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds

 The 🔆 Two Worlds ☀ Team

Oksusu

What recourse do you have against school bullies?

Ho Goo Hee (Kim Hyang Gi) is a 17-year-old school student at Hanjong High School. She is a quiet, sweet girl who is constantly bullied by the other students, partly because her name sounds like the word “fool.” Ji Hoon (Park Solomon) is a brooding, popular boy who reluctantly comes to her rescue more times than he would like. 

The only positive thing in Goo Hee’s life is her close family friendship to Cha Eun Woo, a popular K-pop idol, who treats her like a younger sister. Jung Deok Hee (Kim Hwan Hee) becomes Goo Hee’s only friend because she calls herself “Eun Woo’s wife” and is his biggest fan.

Things start to take a strange turn in Goo Hee’s life when an app on Goo Hee’s phone called Revenge Note pops up one day and asks her to write in the name of someone who is bullying her. When she does, bad things start to happen to that person.

Will Goo Hee’s life start to get better or just a whole lot more complicated?

“Revenge Note 1” is a 2017 South Korean web drama directed by Seo Won Tae. It is followed by the second season “Revenge Note 2” (2018).

Revenge Note 1

The Avengers Team 

From lecturing, meetings with students' parents, self-defense to first-aid treatment, Ma Yeo Jin masters everything and strives for perfection in every aspect. She joins Sandeul Elementary School as a homeroom teacher of Class 6-3 after her two-year hiatus. With a poker face, Yeo Jin teaches her rebellious students using an unorthodox and unique method, and she tells them the inconvenient truth. Besides, what had happened to Yeo Jin during the two-year hiatus?

Queen's Classroom

As the son of a nobleman during the Joseon Dynasty, Duk Moo (Cha Tae Hyun) shouldn’t have had any problems securing a government position. But even with his noble father, having a concubine for a mother meant such a prestigious position was far beyond his reach. With no other choice but pursue some other line of work, Duk Moo turned his attention to the marketplace, where he eventually set himself up as a bookseller.&nbsp;

Doing his best to earn an honest living, Duk Moo has always had a hard time accepting the corrupt noblemen who make life for others, like himself, so incredibly difficult. As awful as some nobles are, none is as vile as Jo Myung Soo (Nam Kyung Eup). With plans to monopolize the most valuable commodity of the entire era, ice, the only one standing between the corrupt minister and this lucrative monopoly is Du Moo’s father, Dong Soo (Oh Ji Ho). Determined to have his way, Myung Soo devises a plan to remove Dong Soo from his position; but Du Moo refuses to let this crooked politician get away with his vile schemes. Recruiting a team of highly skilled professionals, Duk Moo sets out to have his revenge in the most unexpected way possible.&nbsp;

With a plan to steal the entire royal supply of ice in a single night, Duk Moo and his team set out to do the impossible. Will they be able to pull off this incredible heist or will they be forced to admit defeat?

Full of hilarious antics and non-stop shenanigans, “The Grand Heist” is a 2012 historical comedy film directed by Kim Joo Ho.

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